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The Semiconductor Research Corporation and the Semiconductor Industry Association have formed the University Research Awards 2025 to honor those semiconductor academic leaders whose work is setting the course for the future of semiconductor technology and computing.
This year recognises two extraordinary researchers Prof. Huili Grace Xing and Prof. Todd Austin in their fields of research and leadership have made the most significant contributions to materials, devices, architectures and systems.
Prof. Huili Grace Xing is globally accepted as the pioneer in high-speed, high-power, high-speed, high-power, and high-speed semiconductor devices based on GaN and AlN. Her work has enhanced the engineering of wide-bandgap materials and devices to provide efficient switching, high efficiency, and reliability of the future electronics. They are core elements of use in power electronics and RF systems as well as in the development of high-technology communications and defence systems.
In addition to devices, Prof. Xing is also a leader in the modern chip and secure architecture design, which cuts across materials innovation and system-level security and performance. Her interdisciplinary vision is an exemplar in semiconductor research leadership transforming fundamental discoveries into scaleable and practical technologies as well as developing the future generation of researchers.
Prof. Todd Austin a global leader in 3-5 nitride, oxide and research on 2D materials and also a spearhead in energy efficient and high performance computers. His work has transformed the way computing systems are structured to respond to the increasing artificial intelligence, workloads that demand a lot of data, and sustainable computing. With the combination of architectural innovation and new materials, Prof. Austin has brought improvements, which provide a much better performance per watt, resilience, and scalability.
Prof. Xing and Prof. Austin are two of the most influential leaders in the chip architecture and system design fields, whose influence is felt in academia and industry alike, through the endeavours of this pair of visionary and effective leaders in computer systems. The University Research Awards 2025 do not only focus on their personal accomplishments, but also their overall contribution to the global semiconductor ecosystem.
Such a well-earned honor is deserved by Prof. Huili Grace Xing as well as Prof. Todd Austin. Their groundbreaking work is still needed to inspire innovation, establish better industry-academic relationships, and promote the technology that makes our digital future possible.
